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Tonga. with that comes are smaller eruptions and seismic ak twift this. were seeing more small scale activity which will continue for the foreseeable future and then also with this big plume of ash, its moving to the west and its now over australia. it moved over queensland on monday, roughly 42,000, 63,000 feet in the air. it will leave beautiful sunrises, sun sets in australia but it could also hinder the air quality as well. those that have, you know, sensitive respiratory symptoms may be dea...

And nearly 500 kilometres wide. thats an ash cloud that could stretch from london to edinburgh. somewhere beneath it is the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the island was the shock wave. then came the rushing waters of what appears to have been a — thankfully small — tsunami. in new zealand, prime minister jacinda ardern said communication with tonga remains difficult, but the situation is now calm. we need to finely balance the need to get there quickly, but to make sur...

But saturdays huge eruption took experts by surprise. i would expect the activity to continue for a while yet. im not necessarily expecting it to get any bigger, but it could conceivably continue on at a similar scale. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. in new zealand, the tsunami caused serious damage, smashing boats against each other and causing some to sink. but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until the ash cloud clears and new zealand and australia can...

Active since mid—december, but saturdays huge eruption took experts by surprise. i would expect the activity to continue for a while yet. im not necessarily expecting it to get any bigger, but it could conceivably continue on at a similar scale. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. in new zealand, the tsunami caused serious damage, smashing boats against each other and causing some to sink. but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until the ash cloud clears and ...

It also registered across the uk and also those shock waves registered a second time in the u.s., if you can see that as well. so this had shock waves around the world. we had video come in, look at this, of the ash cloud continuing to erupt near tonga. this is just unbelievable imagery. lightning was also initiated within that ash cloud as well. so as the ash cloud moved to the west, moved over queensland on monday, 63,000 feet in the atmosphere, so its incredibly high in the atmosphere but it ...

There were 262 deaths per day. vaccinations are continuing at a slower pace. on average in the last week nearly 124,000 people per day had a boosterjab. 63.3% of the population aged 12 or over have now had three doses. the capital of tonga is reported to have sufferent significant damage after an underwater volcanic eruption in the south pacific. much of the island nation was covered with a layer of ash. the tsunami triggered by the volcano caused flooding on parts of the us west coast and japan...

Satellite images triggering tsunamis in hawaii, japan and the largest island tongue gee. tyler maldin, welcome back in. the pictures are remarkable. >> take a look at the satellite image behind me. the ash cloud was lofted into the air 43 to 63,000 kilometers and now its pushing other queensland. moving over australia. giving poor air quality. no threat to aviation at this time. the eruption was, get this, 6,000 miles away as fairbanks, alaska. this -- we were able to find saon or pick up on sao...

With tonga remains difficult, but the situation is now calm. shops along the coast have been damaged and significant clean—up will be needed. one of the islands is covered in the thick film of volcanic dust, but otherwise, conditions are calm and stable. the volcano has been active since mid—december, but saturdays huge eruption took experts by surprise. i would expect the activity to continue for a while yet. im not necessarily expecting it to get any bigger, but it could conceivably contin...

The hunga—tonga—hunga—haapai volcano has been active since mid—december. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. im sure well find out, but at the moment its not clear whether the tsunami was caused by a big collapse of material underwater, or even the shockwave itself perhaps acting as a fist and slapping down on the sea and producing a displacement which then propagates as a wave. in new zealand, the tsunami caused serious damage, smashing boats against each ot...

They say, many houses on the islands, have been destroyed. our correspondent, howard johnson sent us this update. today, we heard from the foreign ministry that said this us cable company were looking at the severed internet cable beneath the sea. they said it would take at least four weeks for that cable to be repaired and that is what is causing all of these delays with communications, the internet is obviously still down on the love the islands. or will be hearing today is that the cloud abov...